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Thread #131780   Message #2975991
Posted By: GUEST,oaktree
30-Aug-10 - 01:04 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Day Trip from Barnehurst
Subject: Lyr Add: DAY TRIP FROM BARNEHURST
The internet says:

DAY TRIP FROM BARNEHURST
Jackie and the Commuters

[Chorus]
Ain't it a shame? There's never a train from Barnehurst to Blackfriars,
'Cause we'll guarantee, that you'll never see, the train that leaves at 8:14.
There's a hell of a lack of train on the track; these things are sent to try us,
Twiddling our thumbs and scratching our bums as the clock goes round.

[Verse1]
I got here at 8, so I wouldn't be late; the Porter started laughing:
"I doubt if the train will come here again; I ain't seen one since 1940.
If you're in luck and don't give a damn, you'll maybe get one later."
I gave him my mind, got arrested and fined, and the clock goes round.

[Chorus]

[Verse2]
It's amazing you'll find out what passes the time, while waiting at the station.
There's a woman who cooks, a man who reads books – committed "War and Peace" to mem'ry.
Fred met his wife, the love of his life, and soon became a father.
The kids have all grown, and must have left home, and the clock goes round.

[Chorus]